Charlie Mac, (also C-Mac), earned numerous accolades calling games for four SEC schools along with becoming a fan
favorite on WSMV-TV in Nashville. Not bad for a guy who never took a broadcasting class. Admitting that he wasn’t a
great student and driven by fear, the Mississippi native expounds anecdotes regarding some of the biggest names in
sports including Archie Manning and Walter Payton. Recently profiled in Delta Magazine, his career path, in a parallel
universe would have been in the music business, fronting several bands through the decades. AMONG THE TOPICS:
SERIOUS AS A HEART ATTACK, THE NUMBER ONE SONG THAT GOT AWAY, HIS B.S. RULE, AND HIS SPECIAL
RELATIONSHIP WITH SWEETNESS.

Many of us have concepts of starting a business from scratch, but few actually do it. Meet Chad Bottorff, a partner at
Eakin Partners Commercial Real Estate since 2001 and co-founder of TC CRAFT Tequila. Chad and his brother Todd were
determined to make an ultra-premium tequila with numerous international tasting awards to follow. Educated at MBA
and The University of the South, Chad began his professional path with the Tennessee Titans coordinating the NFL
team’s travel and training camp before plunging into the real estate development world and becoming a master distiller
or “jimadores.” AMONG THE TOPICS: THE REVIEW OF TOP 5 GOALS FOR 2024, COMING UP WITH A NAME FOR A
SPIRIT AIN’T EASY, PLAYING AGAINST EDDIE GEORGE IN HIGH SCHOOL, ULTIMATE DINNER GUESTS AND WHY CHAD’S
SECOND FAVORITE TEAM HAS TO BE THE TAMPA BAY BUCANEERS (HINT: HIS WIFE IS INVOLVED).

You would be hard pressed to find a Middle Tennessee sports entity that Johnny hasn’t had some
involvement with since the 1980’s. His passion and opinions are front and center, whether reflecting on
his first sports media job when he was a tween, to his chance encounter with Elvis (THEE, not Joe). With
more than 4,000 radio shows to his credit, the 2025 Tennessee Sportswriters Hall of Fame inductee isn’t
slowing down and soon could add author to his resume. AMONG THE TOPICS: MEETING THE BEAR
AND THE STARE, WHY “BALLPARK” AND OTHER ALIASES, A 5-WEEK HEISMAN STREAK AND WHY A
104.9 DEGREE FEVER DIDN’T KILL HIM.